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At least one of the winning bids in Chile's latest renewable energy auction looks set to combine storage with solar.
Spainâ€™s Cox EnergĂ­a, which won 140 gigawatt-hours of generation at a price of $34.40 per megawatt-hour, is due to supply power at night as part of its bid, even though it is planning to cover the demand with PV.
â€śIâ€™m assuming they are going to combine their awards with some kind of storage solution because there is no way they can generate so... ...

GomX-4B, ESA's latest and largest technology-testing CubeSat, will be launched from China early next year, together with the near-identical GomX-4A. The pair will test intersatellite communication links and propulsion while orbiting up to 4500 km apart. ...

The European Union is re-thinking civil protection assistance, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Monday, after a request from Portugal which this year suffered several deadly forest fires. ...

Thereâ€™s still a lot of confusion about the different types of electrified vehicles out there. National newspapers regularly mix up hybrids such as the Toyota Prius with pure electric cars such as Teslas. Government agencies and academics serve up an ever-growing alphabet soup of acronyms (HEVs, PEVs, BEVs, FCVs, ULEVs, PZEVs and many more). Itâ€™s no wonder consumers are clueless
Big Autoâ€™s Latest Bait & Switch Hustle Is â€śElectrifiedâ€ť Vs Fully Electric Cars was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Thereâ€™s still a lot of confusion about the different types of electrified vehicles out there. National newspapers regularly mix up hybrids such as the Toyota Prius with pure electric cars such as Teslas. Government agencies and academics serve up an ever-growing alphabet soup of acronyms (HEVs, PEVs, BEVs, FCVs, ULEVs, PZEVs and many more). Itâ€™s no wonder consumers are clueless
Big Autoâ€™s Latest Bait & Switch Hustle Is â€śElectrifiedâ€ť Vs Full Electric Cars was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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The European Union will move forward with its efforts related to a major tech tax reform and is planning to propose such legislation by December, President of the European CommissionÂ Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday. The official proposal should subsequently transition to a draft law at some point next year, the EU chief said, without elaborating on the matter. Mr. Juncker on Friday reiterated some previous statements on the matter made by other officials of the political bloc, stating that the EU is seeking to revamp its tax system in an . ...

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It's been a big 2017 for the iPhone. Marking the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we were treated to not one, not two, but three new iPhones this year. As well as the usual annual iterative updates of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X became Apple's biggest, flashiest, fastest and, yes, priciest iPhone ever made.
You've come to the right place if you're looking to track down the very best deals on these new iPhones. TechRadar's handy price comparison tool allow you to search for the cheapest deals on all current iPhon... ...

This week is Cleantech Talkâ€™s Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a â€śhot takeâ€ť on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a â€ścold takeâ€ť weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnicaâ€™s already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this)
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Update: SenateÂ Republicans passed their overhaul tax bill on a 51-49 vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sources have since confirmed that the BEAT provision is included. The bill will now undergo reconciliation with the House bill. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.Â
On Friday night, renewable trade organizations scrambled to turn around a provision in the Senate tax bill that would create a tax on equity investments for renewable e... ...